Welcome fellow dream weavers,
To a realm of enchantment.
Tonight we'll embark on a journey into the depths of our inner worlds.
The journey will be a sweet one,
Soft and comforting.
And too it shall be a fun one,
Intriguing and engaging.
By the end of our time together,
You'll be roaming around inside your own mind,
Gently lulled into a restful sleep by my words.
To get us there,
I request that you now find a cosy spot and get as comfortable as you can.
The how you get comfortable is up to you of course,
A bed,
A couch,
A reclining chair,
Whatever it may be.
Find your space now,
Get settled,
Close your eyes and let the external world fade away and your internal world light up.
This is a place where all is well and magic reigns supreme.
And so we're ready to begin our adventure together,
Our little bedtime story.
Tonight's story is called,
The Guardians Were Meant For You.
Once upon a time,
In an ancient,
Non-physical realm,
There lived a group of extraordinary beings called the Guardians.
These Guardians,
By the grace of God,
Had been bestowed with incredible powers.
Powers that would make the everyday person's head spin.
With these powers,
They'd been tasked with safeguarding the overlapping space between their home,
The magical realm,
And the realm beyond it,
Called the physical.
In the heart of the physical realm,
There lived a young orphan named Lily.
She'd been an orphan for as long as she could remember.
In fact,
She had no memory of her parents at all.
She'd spent her entire life in a small village,
Being passed from one family to another,
All the while longing for adventures beyond the village walls.
Lily was an inquisitive soul,
Always keen to discover new things.
She had a powerful belief in the existence of magic.
Sadly though,
Her beliefs were often mocked by her peers.
Magic is make-believe,
They're taunt.
Only babies believe in that.
Regardless,
She stayed resolute,
Unwavering in her belief.
One fated day,
As she gazed beyond the village border,
Face pressed right up against the gate,
A majestic white stag appeared before her,
Adorned with a shimmering crown of golden leaves.
The stag introduced himself as Lumos,
The Guardian of Light.
He revealed that Lily held a unique connection to the magical realm.
Because of this,
A group of beings called the Guardians had been tasked to protect her.
She stood there,
Listening,
Her mouth agape.
Lumos,
The majestic white stag,
Continued,
Informing Lily of a threat heading towards the physical realm,
And her village in particular.
An evil sorceress named Morgana had awakened from her slumber and sought to harness the souls of Lily's village for her own wicked desires.
To counter Morgana's dark intentions then,
The Guardians needed Lily's help to unite the forces of nature and combat the evil sorceress.
Upon hearing this,
She nodded,
Solemnly,
Understanding the job that needed to be done.
It all made sense now,
She thought.
You see,
Recently,
The villagers had started falling ill,
One after another.
No one knew what was going on exactly.
But now,
Lily did.
It's Morgana's doing,
I know it!
She exclaimed,
Listening to the sounds of the village in the distance.
Eagerly,
Lily agreed to help Lumos and set off on a journey outside the village gates.
She was breaking the rules by doing this,
Certainly.
No child was ever supposed to venture outside of the village without adult supervision.
But,
In her heart,
She knew it was the right thing to do.
So she did.
Along the path leading away from the village,
She encountered two Guardians who joined her on her quest.
There was Breeze,
The Guardian of Wind,
Who guided Lily through a storm.
And Terra,
The Guardian of Earth,
Who guided her through a forest shortly after.
Throughout their trek,
They noticed that the trees looked ill.
And so too,
The animals.
This must be Morgana's doing,
They realized.
Trees spreading disease throughout the land.
As their journey continued,
They came up against all sorts of different challenges.
Strange riddles,
Peculiar trials,
And tests that left them scratching their heads,
Befuddled.
Each time though,
Even if it took them a while to get there,
They passed these tests.
It was unsurprising really.
Because you see,
Lily and the Guardians had a very special connection.
A connection that meant,
When acting in unison,
They could do anything.
Knowing this,
Her spirit remained strong throughout.
And she soldiered on,
More resolute and determined by the minute.
Soon we'll reach Morgana,
She exclaimed,
Rallying everyone's energy,
And rushing forward for more.
Eventually,
After much adventuring,
They found the place they'd been looking for.
The Crystal Falls.
This was where power from the magical realm flowed abundantly into the physical.
And there stood Morgana,
At the center of this powerful influx,
Claiming its power all for herself.
Lily and the Guardians shouted her name,
And she spun around,
Shocked.
And so,
It was there they confronted her,
Arriving just in time to put an end to her evil plans.
In the battle that ensued,
Lily and the Guardians unleashed their combined potential,
Creating a powerful barrier of light to repel Morgana's dark magic.
Her battle fought was long and tough,
But together they vanquished the sorceress,
Restoring harmony to the physical realm,
And bringing light once more to all people they celebrated,
Smiling wide and clapping together in victory.
Now,
With their mission complete,
The Guardians revealed to Lily the truth of her lineage.
She was not just an ordinary orphan after all,
They explained,
But a descendant of a great sorceress,
Who had once protected the physical realm in much the same way she did now.
The Guardians were created explicitly for her descendant's sake,
In turn,
Hers,
To guide her,
And to ensure the everlasting bond between humans and magic continued.
Lily returned to her village a hero,
Forever changed by her extraordinary adventure.
She became the guardian of the village,
The emissary between realms,
Spreading tales of her adventure,
And inspiring others to believe in the power of magic too.
You were right after all,
Said one of the children that used to mock her,
Magic is real.
And so,
The legend of Lily and the Guardians echoed through the ages,
Reminding generation upon generation of the profound connection between humans and the enchanted world,
And the endless possibilities that await when one embraces their destiny with an open heart and unwavering faith.
Till we meet again then,
Fellow dreamweaver,
Sleep well,
For the dream realms are calling you now,
Reaching out with their gentle touch,
Goodnight to you,
And sweet dreams.
